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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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